Regardless of the type of facility involved, it is MOST important for an admitting nurse to introduce him- or herself to the client and family and determine the client's:
a. immediate reaction to the assigned room
b. understanding of why admission is necessary
c. willingness to follow agency policies
d. readiness to wear designated hospital gown
B
A calm, caring approach instills confidence in the client and the belief that the client's needs are important and assists to determine the client's understanding of why admission is necessary. Orienting a client to the room, nursing unit, and facility will help the client to be comfortable.
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1. increased bleeding can occur. 2. using the same site is painful. 3. lipoatrophy can occur. 4. absorption is too rapid when using the same site repeatedly.
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a. Draw up the medication using a filtered needle. b. Have injectable naloxone (Narcan) pre-pared and ready at the bedside. c. Prepare to hyperventilate the client before drug administration. d. Discontinue a barbiturate-induced coma before drug administration.
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A) Social assessment emphasizes the interconnectedness of physical, physiologic, and educational dimensions of health B) Social assessment emphasizes the interconnectedness of physical, family, and social dimensions of health C) Social assessment emphasizes the interconnectedness of physical, spiritual, and psychic dimensions of health D) Social assessment emphasizes the interconnectedness of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual dimensions of health